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Comment by ChuckMcM | Hacker News Reader

Wow, here is the actual decision : https://cases.justia.com/california/court-of-appeal/2020-d07...

It definitely looks like Amazon is going to have to accept strict liability in California. That will make it interesting to see what they do. Do they leave California? (their biggest US market) or do they clean up their FBA act? I'm hoping for the latter, as the justices argue in the decision that is exactly the intent of California's strict liability.

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Perhaps Amazon would require third-party sellers to have liability insurance or post an adequate bond to cover claims for goods shipped to California.

Sellers then might need to increase prices for goods shipped to California. Alternatively, they could be "not eligible for shipment to California".

Why would they leave CA? They would just remove 3rd-party sellers and implement higher standards if/when they allow them again. FBA sellers don't get to sell anything they want, you have to get ungated first per category.

Cool, who's making the comparison website that shows which products are the same price in California, vs all the others that Amazon knows are mixed in with counterfeits and low-grade and defective items.

California's one of the top economies in the world, they aren't leaving. California has a ton of power. Do auto makers even make "49 state" cars anymore?

They have a top economy despite all the nonsense they pull, not because of it.

This will most likely carry on with other states.

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